The Edinburgh Business School Master of Business Administration with a Specialism in Finance from Heriot-Watt University is designed for individuals wishing to gain advanced management skills and expertise. The MBA is a broad-based management degree and appeals to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. The degree is aimed at people with experience who wish to develop themselves as effective managers. The programme includes the opportunity for students to extend their study to meet specific career requirements by taking one of the specialist awards. The specialisms provide students with a deeper understanding of the application of a specific discipline.

The programme offers general coverage of the key management disciplines – people skills, economics, marketing, accounting, finance, and project management. The capstone Strategic Planning course develops strategic thinking and the ability to recognise and use the various tools and techniques of the other core courses to identify and solve a wide range of business problems.

Programme Objective

To understand the business environment and the influence of both consumers and micro and macro influences that shape the industry.

To understand the role of different cultures in shaping national, regional and global business practice.

To develop in graduates, both within the business curriculum and in the context of their degree programme, a range of transferable skills appropriate to employers needs.

To develop analytical and evaluative skills

Career

Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to seek management trainee, junior management or supervisory positions in any business establishment.

Possible careers in this field are in: Office Manager Administrative Manager Human Resource Manager Small Business Owner

Delivery Method

Generally the curriculums for all levels are taught over 3 terms. Modules are conducted in formal instructor-led classroom sessions where students are introduced to the course discipline. Each term will cover 3-4 modules with 56 contact hours per module. Lectures are 2-hour sessions

This module, which focuses on key developments in accounting including areas such
as target costing, life-cycle costing and time-based activity costing, is aimed at
sensitising students towards the changes in their organisations

This module clarifies how organisational behaviour (OB) and management are
similar disciplines and also exposes students to the different ways to measure job
satisfaction. It equips students with the knowledge of various organisational designs
and new forms of service driven organisations, as well as organisational culture and
change.

This module clarifies the meaning of strategic planning in business and explains how
visioning can be applied to the complex strategy process. It also exposes to students
why the understanding of the economy is important for managers.

This module aims to familiarise students with the main concepts and the
philosophies of project management. It also explores how project management may
differ from traditional management, what the different organisational structures
employed by companies are and what are the potential benefits and challenges of
using a project management approach.

This module is aimed at equipping students with the knowledge of the main
concepts in economics such as market demand and supply and the operation of
markets, changes in market equilibrium, intervention and dynamic adjustments in
the market and the concept of marginal analysis and opportunity cost. Students will
also learn about fiscal and monetary policies in this module.

This module is aimed at guiding students in distinguishing between internal and
external corporate governance, and how economic development and corporate
governance are interrelated. It also explains the foundations of the present system of
corporate governance and how they have been developed. Students are also
equipped with a better understanding of the driving forces that have shaped
corporate governance reform efforts and learn about some of the leading codes of
best practice today.

In order to make decisions it is necessary to have access to information. In the world of business, that information will often be in numerical form. The objective of this course is to enable students to make good decisions and to be able to organize and understand numbers.

This module clarifies what a merger is, how it differs from an acquisition, and also
what some of the explicit and implicit merger rationales are. Through this module,
students would be equipped with the understanding of some some of the basic
measures of success for mergers, as well as the difference between long-term and
short-term measures of success.

Entry Requirements

Singaporean / PR A first or second class business-related honours degree from a recognised university; or Passes in 3 of the MBA courses (one of which must be a core) obtained by self-study; ; and A minimum of 2 years full-time work experlence of a responsible nature; and Proficiency in English Language (Minimum IELTS 6.5 or equivalent)

International Students A first or second class business-related honours degree from a recognised university; or Passes in 3 of the MBA courses (one of which must be a core) obtained by self-study;; and A minimum of 2 years full-time work experlence of a responsible nature; and Proficiency in English Language (Minimum IELTS 6.5 or equivalent)

Application Procedure You may apply to EASB either by visiting EASB Balestier Campus or mail your application to East Asia Institute of Managment, 9 Ah Hood Road, Singapore 329975

Course Fee

International students

Full-Time

Tuition Fees

S$ 34,200

Examination Fees

S$ 3,600

Application and Enrolment

S$ 450

Administrative Fee

S$ 1,000

Study Material

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TOTAL

S$ 39,250

Singaporean / PR

Full-Time

Part-Time

Tuition Fees

S$ 28,400

Tuition Fees

S$ 27,400

Examination Fees

S$ 3,600

Examination Fees

S$ 3,600

Application and Enrolment

S$ 150

Application and Enrolment

S$ 150

Administrative Fee

S$ 500

Administrative Fee

S$ 500

Study Material

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Study Material

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TOTAL

S$ 32,650

TOTAL

S$ 31,650

Medical Insurance

Waived

FPS Insurance or Escrow Bank Charge

Waived

Other miscelleneous fees may apply ( Please click here for more information)

Application and Enrolment Fee is non-refundable. All prices are subject to prevailing Goods & Services Tax (GST) of 7%. All prices are effective for intakes from August 2014. Start of class is subjected to minimum class size achieved.

Certificate

The award obtained by students taught in Singapore is identical to those at the home campus of the foreign education institution